The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says that during the last 4 years, the spread of avian influenza (bird flu) has become very high. This has caused heavy losses of other domestic birds including poultry farming. This is not only affecting food security but also causing damage to biodiversity.
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In a meeting organized by the FAO in the United Nations, Deputy Director Godfri Magenji said that the spread of the disease is unprecedented, which is affecting food security. In many parts of the world, due to this, the livelihood of the people is being affected. Also, the economy is shocking. The chicken meat and eggs are becoming expensive. It is overshadowing the expenses for consumers. He said that amidst the main challenges to save bird rearing, now it is to ensure that those who depend on the chickens keep getting meat and eggs. Along with this, biodiversity, safe trade and livelihood of farmers also have to be protected.
According to the Economic Complication Observatory (ECO), Germany is the world’s largest importer, which imports 6.4 per cent of the world’s poultry meat exports alone. The United Kingdom then ranks second with 6.2 per cent. The top five feature Hong Kong global imports 5.8, Saudi Arabia 5.3 and Japan 5 percent. Apart from this, North America 4.7, Mexico, Venezuela 2.5 in South America, Angola 1.7 in Africa and Australia 0.13 per cent in Oshinia.
Status worse in America
The US administration has suggested to raise chickens in the courtyard to deal with the sky touching prices of eggs. Under this, people can hire 2 to 4 chickens for a year so that they can get eggs. In February 2022, when the outbreak of bird flu was announced in the poultry industry, more than 166 million chickens have been killed in the US.
Deputy Director General of FAO, Bath Beckdol said that this is a global problem and everyone will have to work together to solve it. The FAO has been working against the virus for the last 20 years and now the FAO and the World Animal Health Organization have launched a ten -year global plan to stop it.